HCMSG - Hepatitis C Mentor & Support Group, Inc.

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  • Home
  • OUR SERVICES
    • Our Services Map
    • THE CIRCLE Registration
    • The Circle Model >
      • How does the Circle Model Work
      • Sites
      • Group and Facilitator Guide
      • Circle Model Data Form
    • TRAINING >
      • HepCTraining
  • RESOURCES
  • Blog
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Board of Directors
    • Medical Advisors
    • Support Us
    • Contact Us

RISK FACTORS

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  • Sharing syringes to inject drugs, hormones or steroids
  • Tattoos & body piercings in unregulated settings
  • HIV-infection
  • History of incarceration
  • Children born to mothers infected with Hepatitis C
  • Non-injection drug use is a risk factor for HCV (and many other infectious diseases)
  • Sharing drug use equipment (pipes, cotton, cookers, water, etc.)
  • Sharing straws for snorting drugs
  • Occupational needlestick
  • Received blood transfusions or blood components before 1992
  • Sharing personal care items such as razors, clippers or toothbrushes
  • Sexual transmission (not common, however, some sexual practices may involve blood) 
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